Alcoholics Anonymous

Jeninoz · Jeninoz

Well hello all from DownUnder. I haven't been on for a LONG time. After 8 and a quarter years sobriety in AA, I picked up a drink in Feb of last year. Talk about the YETS. It's taken me this long to get up a little bit of time after many attemts back in the fellowship. But with the help of a great doctor, a grea...

Jednorozec · Jednorozec

Sobriety is more than just abstaining from alcohol. I like this definition from Money and the Meaning of Life by Jacob Needleman. There are certain alcoholics--we have all known them, we have most of us suffered from them and loved them, many of us are them--who have a certain compelling beauty, ch...

Doll · Doll

I was a binge drinker, 2-5 times a week. There was no rhyme or reason as to when I picked up. I just drank when I drank and my binge never lasted more than 12-15 hours, I always passed out at some point before the sun came up. For a 115lb gal I have a HUGE capacity for alcohol and the hangovers would be so severe I...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day "People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. There is a wide variation in the way each one of us approaches and conceives of the Power greater than ourself. Whether we agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little difference. Ther...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Shame is that dark, powerful feeling that holds us back. Yes, shame can stop us from acting inappropriately. But many of us have learned to attach shame to healthy behaviors that are in our best interest. In dysfunctional families, shame can be tagged to healthy behaviors such as talking about fee...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Detachment involves present moment living - living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day. -- Codependent No More This moment, we are right where we need to be,...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, Today is day 7! I feel so much stronger and grateful. I went over to my sons to take care of my grand children and we all played outside from about 1 to 4. If it hadn't thundered and got dark we would have stayed out a lot longer. I took a lot of photos and had a blast!!! I set up a good size pool for them tha...

RamaSethu2001 · RamaSethu2001

Sanskrit ProverbLook to this day, The very life of life, In its brief course lies allThe realities and varieties of existence,The bliss of growth,The splendor of action,The glory of power.For yesterday is but a dream,And tomorrow is only a vision.But today well lived,Makes every ye...

RamaSethu2001 · RamaSethu2001

Quotes from Our Co-Founder: Bill W.-Part 2 "No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity. Quicksand stretched around me in all directions. I had met my match. Alcohol was my master." Bill Wilson Source: c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, Bi...

lark265 · lark265

I have about 12 years clean and sober...but not really serenity......just recently the emotional/spiritual pain got bad enough where I just started talking to God again.....I felt myself surrendering inside......it feels good.....but now I have some work ahead of me.....I "sort of"...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, It is day 6 and I am so grateful. It rained a bit this morning here in Vermont but looks like it will clear up. I love the Vermont weather. Rain, shine, blizzards and all! I was watching CBS News Sunday Morning and they had a man who died at age 107 and who worked everyday up until he died. He had a clothi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness. 12 & 12, pp. 79-80 Only through positive action can I remove the remains of guilt and shame brought on by alcohol. Throughout my misadventures when I drank, my friends would sa...

KLT · KLT

Hi there. I went to the practice nurse at my doctors surgery on Tuesday, just to do an asthma check because the meds they had me on didnt seem to be doing as much good as they should. After blowing into the tube thing, she said that I was just on the border line which I was really pleased about and she said I may...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day "We of agnostic temperament have found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that P...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Here is a sight where you put in your sobriety date, and it tells you not only the hours minutes and seconds, but whatI thought was cool..... How many sober heartbeats you have had (on average)..... really cute, and i thought I would share it...... http://www.aahistory.com/days.html I have had abou...

BatonRougian · BatonRougian

Im meeting with a stubborn malcontent today. He is coming up on a year sober and doesnt do any real step work but goes to a lot of meetings and admits to having a bad attitude and know he cant go on this way. He is misanthropic, self pity filled, angry, rebelious (old punk rocker), and sarcastic as hell. He h...

lani · lani

Walk In Dry Places Handle Today's Problem Living Today Many of us face seemingly insurmountable difficulties, perhaps because of our compulsion or simply through misfortune. Whatever the scale of our problems,One Day at a Time and First things First, are keys to handling them. Today, we can deal...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Anybody want to discuss the steps??? I would love to read about others experiences with the Steps and how they helped you stay sober and change..... anybody into that? Joni

TysonMike · TysonMike

15 Days it's been! On top of that, yesterday (day 14) I fgured 2 weeks, I can do this, no problem. Saturday=Party time! Well my sleeping is still erratic, so I went to work (voluntarily), and I have no urge to drink! I will go to a lounge tonight, but I think I'm gonna be ok. As far as meetings, I've been worki...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Think healing thoughts. When you feel anger or resentment, ask God to help you feel it, learn from it, and then release it. Ask Him to bless those who you feel anger toward. Ask Him to bless you too. When you feel fear, ask Him to take it from you. When you feel misery, force gratitude. When you feel dep...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 Have you ever thought that the harm you did a business associate, or perhaps a family member, was so slight that it really didnt de...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "To one who feels he is an atheist or agnostic, a spiritual experience seems impossible, but to continue as he is means disaster. To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. But we have to face the fact that we m...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I havn't had a drink since July 1st, the day I went into the detox center. Physically, I feel better than I have in years, but I am discontent most of the time. I know it is foolish to expect myself to be 100% "normal", but I just have this lingering doubt about relapsing. I was involved in AA befo...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "The alcoholic is absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge. We must admit we can do nothing about it ourselves. Will power and self-knowledge will never help in the strange mental blank spots when we are tempted to drink. An alcoholic mentally...

Sharon · Sharon

Hello, Just got home from an open talk. The speaker was right on. I hate this diease because I have lost people that I have really care and loved very much. No I am not alcoholic, but i have the same stinking thinking. I am still grieving over the guy I had to leave due to this diease. He smokes pot and drinks d...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have harmed other people. What kinds of harm do people do one another, anyway? To define the word harm in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual damage to pe...

Quetzal · Quetzal

No one likes a martyr. How do we feel around martyrs? Guilty, angry, trapped, negative, and anxious to get away. Somehow, many of us have developed the belief that depriving ourselves, not taking care of ourselves, being a victim, and suffering needlessly will get us what we want. It is our job...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I am on day 5 and feeling so much hope. I do not have the panic and anxiety that I felt when I quit this past year (the many times). You all are God sends to me. This forum is wonderful. It was hard to feel better physically but this time because of the help with my mental state my body has responded in kin...

SirChristopherAlanGreenEsquire · SirChristopherAlanGreenEsquire

Thank you...!

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

GGGGggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I am on Day 4 sober. I was thinking how when I was not keeping track that by day 4 it seemed like it had been a few weeks sober! It is odd how the mind can fool me in my quest to stay sober. And I would l feel so up an at em with all kinds of boosting about being sober for a few weeks when it had only been a few days...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 79 This Step seemed so simple. I identified several people whom I had harmed, but they were no longer available. Still, I was unea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are, in a short time, as bad as ever. If we have admitted we are alcoholics, we must have no reservations of any kind, nor any lurking notion that some day we will be immune to alcoho...

kitkat · kitkat

hello out there, i'm new to this room, i have never posted here but have read a lot this a.m.. i am 2 1/2 years sober after being introduced to a.a. 27 years ago. i was 23 then, i am now a happy 50...this is the first time i've incorporated prayer & meditation in to my daily routine & it's made all t...

Tina · Tina

Just thought I'd drop and say hi Think the last I checked in was around celebrating 5 years in the program and things seemed to be going fine. Until I hit a road block, as you would say it, have to laugh now. but that is ok, we all need a bit of a challenge, and I guess mind hit the day after my aniversary. Lo...

Phil · Phil

Sponsors and sponsorship. There is an official AA pamphlet on sponsorship that is usually available in the literature collection of most AA meetings. It may also be requested from the local AA Central Office. Virtually all AA meetings and members recommend that newcomers obtain an AA spons...

booradley · booradley

Hi All -- I just found this forum and signed up. I'm an AA retread now approaching 11 years of continuous sobriety. I guess I'll introduce myself by sharing a few thoughts I drank my way to AA. I drank too much, too often, for too long. In the end I was no longer drinking to have fun, relax, or be sociable....

firewoman122 · firewoman122

When you first started drinking was it because you liked the feeling or was it a solution for other problems?

FindingFreedom · FindingFreedom

I really love this Board, thanks to everyone who posts, I havent posted much, but I do read a lot. Tonight when I signed on I was a little wound up because I have been spending a lot of time on the net posting my profile and looking at profiles on internet dating sites. And as soon as I started reading the po...

Doll · Doll

Mine is I never finished college and few people knew this. I was up for a promotion at work, I'm qualified and after holding the position I have for more than 5 yrs, I have the experience. But because I don't have that piece of paper they gave it to someone who does! Soooo, I've decided to go back to school....

Rosco · Rosco

First of all I would like to say hello to everyone. It has been quite sometime since I have been on the message board. I recently celebrated a year and it was a very good year. I know for some people the first year is hard. I found it to be much easier than drinking everyday. Thanks to my HIgher Power I h...

KLT · KLT

Hi, I have been mulling over the thoughts on co-dependency and counterdependency again and was wondering if this is actually why I am like I am. I have never thought about WANTING to be independant, or PROVING that im independant, its just the way it happened when i had to leave home. When I say that I li...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We need to allow enough room for others and ourselves to have and work through our feelings. We are people, not robots. An important part of us - who we are, how we grow, how we live - is connected to our emotional center. We have feelings, sometimes - difficult ones, sometimes disruptive ones, and som...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I have been sober for 3 days today and I am so grateful to not be hung over and feeling like my life is out of my hands. I helped my daughter in law with she and my sons budget and to teach her somethings about interest rates etc. This was yesterday. It was a great day and I played with my grandkids a bit a...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi all, I have been fighting to stay sober for a number of months now and have had a hard time due to a breakup from an abusive relationship and not wanting to face the pain of it all and because that is my coping mechanism. One big problem that arises in me is dealing with certain people who drink and live in u...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi all It showed I had two white board messages but when I checked it only showed one. Do you know how that works anyone? Thank you Rosie

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we havent the will to do this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Maki...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "None of us like to think that we are bodily and mentally different from others. Our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove that we could drink like other people. This delusion that we are like other people has to be smashed. It has b...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Many of us have someone in our life that challenges our ability to trust and care for ourselves. When we hear that person's voice or are in his or her presence, we may forget all we know about what is real, about how to own our power, about how to be direct, about what we know and believe to be true, about ho...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I am going to post each day and talk about how things are going. Today I got up to dishes I had not done for a few days and things to do. I always hate it when I have drank and not taken care of myself, my finances and my home. I see so much damage in all those areas and know that when I am sober I excel and feel...

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	Day 30 Down Under (Preview) Well hello all from DownUnder. I haven't been on for a LONG time. After 8 and a quarter years sobriety in AA, I picked up a drink in Feb of last year. Talk about the YETS. It's taken me this long to get up a little bit of time after many attemts back in the fellowship. But with the help of a great doctor, a grea...	Jeninoz	10	699	Aug 19, 2008 by hills alive
	What is sobriety? (Preview) Sobriety is more than just abstaining from alcohol. I like this definition from Money and the Meaning of Life by Jacob Needleman. There are certain alcoholics--we have all known them, we have most of us suffered from them and loved them, many of us are them--who have a certain compelling beauty, ch...	Jednorozec	11	561	Aug 19, 2008 by Jolly J
	What does RELAPSE/SLIP mean? To you... (Preview) I was a binge drinker, 2-5 times a week. There was no rhyme or reason as to when I picked up. I just drank when I drank and my binge never lasted more than 12-15 hours, I always passed out at some point before the sun came up. For a 115lb gal I have a HUGE capacity for alcohol and the hangovers would be so severe I...	Doll	14	3786	Aug 19, 2008 by Jolly J
	24 Hrs a Day - 19th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. There is a wide variation in the way each one of us approaches and conceives of the Power greater than ourself. Whether we agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little difference. Ther...	Sobrietyspell	0	379	Aug 19, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Letting Go of Shame (Preview) Shame is that dark, powerful feeling that holds us back. Yes, shame can stop us from acting inappropriately. But many of us have learned to attach shame to healthy behaviors that are in our best interest. In dysfunctional families, shame can be tagged to healthy behaviors such as talking about fee...	Quetzal	1	335	Aug 19, 2008 by Rosie
	Valuing this Moment (Preview) Detachment involves present moment living - living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day. -- Codependent No More This moment, we are right where we need to be,...	Quetzal	5	281	Aug 19, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	Day 7 (Preview) Hi All, Today is day 7! I feel so much stronger and grateful. I went over to my sons to take care of my grand children and we all played outside from about 1 to 4. If it hadn't thundered and got dark we would have stayed out a lot longer. I took a lot of photos and had a blast!!! I set up a good size pool for them tha...	Rosie	4	283	Aug 19, 2008 by Rosie
	Sanskrit Proverb For Serenity And Inner Peace Serenity Peace Sanskrit Proverb India (Preview) Sanskrit ProverbLook to this day, The very life of life, In its brief course lies allThe realities and varieties of existence,The bliss of growth,The splendor of action,The glory of power.For yesterday is but a dream,And tomorrow is only a vision.But today well lived,Makes every ye...	RamaSethu2001	4	9321	Aug 19, 2008 by Quetzal
	Quotes from Our Co-Founder: Bill W.-Part 2 Quotes BillW CoFounder AA (Preview) Quotes from Our Co-Founder: Bill W.-Part 2 "No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity. Quicksand stretched around me in all directions. I had met my match. Alcohol was my master." Bill Wilson Source: c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, Bi...	RamaSethu2001	2	28806	Aug 19, 2008 by RamaSethu2001
	new course..... (Preview) I have about 12 years clean and sober...but not really serenity......just recently the emotional/spiritual pain got bad enough where I just started talking to God again.....I felt myself surrendering inside......it feels good.....but now I have some work ahead of me.....I "sort of"...	lark265	7	374	Aug 19, 2008 by lark265
	Day 6 (Preview) Hi All, It is day 6 and I am so grateful. It rained a bit this morning here in Vermont but looks like it will clear up. I love the Vermont weather. Rain, shine, blizzards and all! I was watching CBS News Sunday Morning and they had a man who died at age 107 and who worked everyday up until he died. He had a clothi...	Rosie	8	344	Aug 18, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections - Getting Well (Preview) Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness. 12 & 12, pp. 79-80 Only through positive action can I remove the remains of guilt and shame brought on by alcohol. Throughout my misadventures when I drank, my friends would sa...	Sobrietyspell	1	364	Aug 18, 2008 by lani
	Damage done whilst in active alcoholism (Preview) Hi there. I went to the practice nurse at my doctors surgery on Tuesday, just to do an asthma check because the meds they had me on didnt seem to be doing as much good as they should. After blowing into the tube thing, she said that I was just on the border line which I was really pleased about and she said I may...	KLT	8	451	Aug 18, 2008 by Dodsworth
	24 Hrs a Day - 18th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day "We of agnostic temperament have found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that P...	Sobrietyspell	0	278	Aug 18, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Neat Treat/Sober Heartbeats (Preview) Here is a sight where you put in your sobriety date, and it tells you not only the hours minutes and seconds, but whatI thought was cool..... How many sober heartbeats you have had (on average)..... really cute, and i thought I would share it...... http://www.aahistory.com/days.html I have had abou...	jonijoni1	8	1083	Aug 18, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	I'd like some sponsorship advice and experience (Preview) Im meeting with a stubborn malcontent today. He is coming up on a year sober and doesnt do any real step work but goes to a lot of meetings and admits to having a bad attitude and know he cant go on this way. He is misanthropic, self pity filled, angry, rebelious (old punk rocker), and sarcastic as hell. He h...	BatonRougian	7	418	Aug 18, 2008 by Returned_Here
	Walk in dry places (Preview) Walk In Dry Places Handle Today's Problem Living Today Many of us face seemingly insurmountable difficulties, perhaps because of our compulsion or simply through misfortune. Whatever the scale of our problems,One Day at a Time and First things First, are keys to handling them. Today, we can deal...	lani	0	1948	Aug 18, 2008 by lani
	STEPS???? (Preview) Anybody want to discuss the steps??? I would love to read about others experiences with the Steps and how they helped you stay sober and change..... anybody into that? Joni	jonijoni1	11	614	Aug 17, 2008 by Jednorozec
	15 Days (and my birthday today!!!!) (Preview) 15 Days it's been! On top of that, yesterday (day 14) I fgured 2 weeks, I can do this, no problem. Saturday=Party time! Well my sleeping is still erratic, so I went to work (voluntarily), and I have no urge to drink! I will go to a lounge tonight, but I think I'm gonna be ok. As far as meetings, I've been worki...	TysonMike	17	405	Aug 17, 2008 by Rosie
	Healing Thoughts (Preview) Think healing thoughts. When you feel anger or resentment, ask God to help you feel it, learn from it, and then release it. Ask Him to bless those who you feel anger toward. Ask Him to bless you too. When you feel fear, ask Him to take it from you. When you feel misery, force gratitude. When you feel dep...	Quetzal	3	360	Aug 17, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ Righting The Harm (Preview) In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 Have you ever thought that the harm you did a business associate, or perhaps a family member, was so slight that it really didnt de...	Sobrietyspell	0	387	Aug 17, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 17th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "To one who feels he is an atheist or agnostic, a spiritual experience seems impossible, but to continue as he is means disaster. To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. But we have to face the fact that we m...	Sobrietyspell	0	335	Aug 17, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	5 weeks out of detox center...discontent and having doubts (Preview) I havn't had a drink since July 1st, the day I went into the detox center. Physically, I feel better than I have in years, but I am discontent most of the time. I know it is foolish to expect myself to be 100% "normal", but I just have this lingering doubt about relapsing. I was involved in AA befo...	Dodsworth	16	521	Aug 16, 2008 by hills alive
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 16th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "The alcoholic is absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge. We must admit we can do nothing about it ourselves. Will power and self-knowledge will never help in the strange mental blank spots when we are tempted to drink. An alcoholic mentally...	Sobrietyspell	1	493	Aug 16, 2008 by hills alive
	I hate this diease (Preview) Hello, Just got home from an open talk. The speaker was right on. I hate this diease because I have lost people that I have really care and loved very much. No I am not alcoholic, but i have the same stinking thinking. I am still grieving over the guy I had to leave due to this diease. He smokes pot and drinks d...	Sharon	10	424	Aug 16, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ "I Had Dropped Out" (Preview) We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have harmed other people. What kinds of harm do people do one another, anyway? To define the word harm in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual damage to pe...	Sobrietyspell	0	381	Aug 16, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Rescuing Ourselves (Preview) No one likes a martyr. How do we feel around martyrs? Guilty, angry, trapped, negative, and anxious to get away. Somehow, many of us have developed the belief that depriving ourselves, not taking care of ourselves, being a victim, and suffering needlessly will get us what we want. It is our job...	Quetzal	1	264	Aug 16, 2008 by Rosie
	Day 5 (Preview) Hi All, I am on day 5 and feeling so much hope. I do not have the panic and anxiety that I felt when I quit this past year (the many times). You all are God sends to me. This forum is wonderful. It was hard to feel better physically but this time because of the help with my mental state my body has responded in kin...	Rosie	8	284	Aug 16, 2008 by Rosie
	The Planet Earth 12 Step Key Note Speaker (Preview) Thank you...!	SirChristopherAlanGreenEsquire	5	447	Aug 16, 2008 by Doll
	PEOPLE SUCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) GGGGggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr	jonijoni1	14	421	Aug 16, 2008 by lani
	Day 4 (Preview) Hi All, I am on Day 4 sober. I was thinking how when I was not keeping track that by day 4 it seemed like it had been a few weeks sober! It is odd how the mind can fool me in my quest to stay sober. And I would l feel so up an at em with all kinds of boosting about being sober for a few weeks when it had only been a few days...	Rosie	6	273	Aug 15, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ Didn't We Hurt Anybody? (Preview) Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 79 This Step seemed so simple. I identified several people whom I had harmed, but they were no longer available. Still, I was unea...	Sobrietyspell	0	371	Aug 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 15th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are, in a short time, as bad as ever. If we have admitted we are alcoholics, we must have no reservations of any kind, nor any lurking notion that some day we will be immune to alcoho...	Sobrietyspell	0	334	Aug 15, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	hello all (Preview) hello out there, i'm new to this room, i have never posted here but have read a lot this a.m.. i am 2 1/2 years sober after being introduced to a.a. 27 years ago. i was 23 then, i am now a happy 50...this is the first time i've incorporated prayer & meditation in to my daily routine & it's made all t...	kitkat	2	289	Aug 15, 2008 by Returned_Here
	Its been awhile!!!! (Preview) Just thought I'd drop and say hi Think the last I checked in was around celebrating 5 years in the program and things seemed to be going fine. Until I hit a road block, as you would say it, have to laugh now. but that is ok, we all need a bit of a challenge, and I guess mind hit the day after my aniversary. Lo...	Tina	6	307	Aug 15, 2008 by Rosie
	Sponsors and Sponsorship (Preview) Sponsors and sponsorship. There is an official AA pamphlet on sponsorship that is usually available in the literature collection of most AA meetings. It may also be requested from the local AA Central Office. Virtually all AA meetings and members recommend that newcomers obtain an AA spons...	Phil	2	498	Aug 15, 2008 by rodney2007
	A Few Thoughts From a New Guy (Preview) Hi All -- I just found this forum and signed up. I'm an AA retread now approaching 11 years of continuous sobriety. I guess I'll introduce myself by sharing a few thoughts I drank my way to AA. I drank too much, too often, for too long. In the end I was no longer drinking to have fun, relax, or be sociable....	booradley	9	492	Aug 15, 2008 by Rebecca
	Is alcohol the problem or a symptom? (Preview) When you first started drinking was it because you liked the feeling or was it a solution for other problems?	firewoman122	11	1501	Aug 15, 2008 by TLH
	The "dating posts" (Preview) I really love this Board, thanks to everyone who posts, I havent posted much, but I do read a lot. Tonight when I signed on I was a little wound up because I have been spending a lot of time on the net posting my profile and looking at profiles on internet dating sites. And as soon as I started reading the po...	FindingFreedom	8	488	Aug 15, 2008 by JoBredaNL
	We're only as sick as our secrets. (Preview) Mine is I never finished college and few people knew this. I was up for a promotion at work, I'm qualified and after holding the position I have for more than 5 yrs, I have the experience. But because I don't have that piece of paper they gave it to someone who does! Soooo, I've decided to go back to school....	Doll	8	3523	Aug 15, 2008 by mamacat81
	Growing in Recovery (Preview) First of all I would like to say hello to everyone. It has been quite sometime since I have been on the message board. I recently celebrated a year and it was a very good year. I know for some people the first year is hard. I found it to be much easier than drinking everyday. Thanks to my HIgher Power I h...	Rosco	7	408	Aug 15, 2008 by Rosie
	Another thought on co-dependancy, counterdependency (Preview) Hi, I have been mulling over the thoughts on co-dependency and counterdependency again and was wondering if this is actually why I am like I am. I have never thought about WANTING to be independant, or PROVING that im independant, its just the way it happened when i had to leave home. When I say that I li...	KLT	6	1543	Aug 15, 2008 by lani
	Leaving Room for Feelings (Preview) We need to allow enough room for others and ourselves to have and work through our feelings. We are people, not robots. An important part of us - who we are, how we grow, how we live - is connected to our emotional center. We have feelings, sometimes - difficult ones, sometimes disruptive ones, and som...	Quetzal	1	285	Aug 15, 2008 by Rosie
	Day 3 (Preview) Hi All, I have been sober for 3 days today and I am so grateful to not be hung over and feeling like my life is out of my hands. I helped my daughter in law with she and my sons budget and to teach her somethings about interest rates etc. This was yesterday. It was a great day and I played with my grandkids a bit a...	Rosie	10	332	Aug 15, 2008 by Rosie
	People Places and Things (Preview) Hi all, I have been fighting to stay sober for a number of months now and have had a hard time due to a breakup from an abusive relationship and not wanting to face the pain of it all and because that is my coping mechanism. One big problem that arises in me is dealing with certain people who drink and live in u...	Rosie	4	292	Aug 15, 2008 by Rosie
	Whiteboard? (Preview) Hi all It showed I had two white board messages but when I checked it only showed one. Do you know how that works anyone? Thank you Rosie	Rosie	5	359	Aug 14, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ Repairing The Damage (Preview) We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we havent the will to do this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Maki...	Sobrietyspell	0	380	Aug 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 14th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "None of us like to think that we are bodily and mentally different from others. Our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove that we could drink like other people. This delusion that we are like other people has to be smashed. It has b...	Sobrietyspell	0	247	Aug 14, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Owning Our Power (Preview) Many of us have someone in our life that challenges our ability to trust and care for ourselves. When we hear that person's voice or are in his or her presence, we may forget all we know about what is real, about how to own our power, about how to be direct, about what we know and believe to be true, about ho...	Quetzal	1	282	Aug 14, 2008 by Rosie
	Day 2 (Preview) Hi All, I am going to post each day and talk about how things are going. Today I got up to dishes I had not done for a few days and things to do. I always hate it when I have drank and not taken care of myself, my finances and my home. I see so much damage in all those areas and know that when I am sober I excel and feel...	Rosie	2	297	Aug 13, 2008 by Rosie
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